Agricultural development and water management define this landscape on the eastern edge of Delano. The intricate irrigation network is anchored by the Friant-Kern Canal, which cuts north-south across the terrain to support local viticulture and orcharding. The meandering path of the White River provides a natural contrast to the rigid grid of numbered avenues and roads that organize the valley floor. Small named settlements and agricultural hubs like Jovista, Trocha, and the Sierra Vista Ranch appear throughout the grid, reflecting the region's long-standing reliance on concentrated farm labor and transit points. On the southern outskirts, infrastructure for the growing community is visible through the Delano Municipal Airport and the adjacent Delano Public Golf Course, while the eastern reaches give way to the natural drainage of Rag Gulch.
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1927 · McFarland
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1929 · Delano
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1929 · Sausalito School
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1929 · Richgrove
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1929 · Pixley
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1929 · Stone
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1929 · Ducor
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1930 · McFarland
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1930 · Pond
USGS Topo · 1:31,680
1931 · Deepwell Ranch
USGS Topo · 1:31,680